The Golden Transcendence

Rating:
Summary: An OK Ending for a Great Series
Review: Wright, through his The Golden Age series (The Golden Age, The Phoenix Exultant and now, The Golden Transcendence) has demonstrated a truly monumental scope of vision and consistency of application. Wright has built a hopeful future vision of a market-driven humanity that has risen past need and must find a purpose for itself. He has provided the reader with a driving concern, the fall and rise of our protagonist, Phaethon, whose experience allows us to explore the entire range of life in this future.

Introducing this, and making it both interesting and compelling is quite an accomplishment and Wright deserves credit. I loved the first book and enjoyed the second book. However, by the time we reached the conclusion of the trilogy, Wright was pushing to wrap up the story line and I felt a number of corners were cut in the logic and fluidity of the narrative.

If you read the first two books, you probably need to read this one out of pure curiosity. I say wait for the paperback - I wish I had.

If you have not read the first two, pick up The Golden Age. It is definitely worth the price of admission.